This NSF funded program offers undergraduate students a unique cross cultural field experience focusing on intensive interdisciplinary methodology, ethics training and mentorship.

Students will gain practical experience while conducting community-based health research that brings together the social sciences with civil and environmental engineering (CEE).

The program is a nine week course and consists of five weeks of interdisciplinary training on research ethics and methods (3 on line, pre-departure), and four weeks of intensive community based research

Students' cultural experience will be enriched by staying with local host family's during the program.

The program is open to upper-level undergraduates in fields such as anthropology, civil and environmental engineering, and public health.

Spanish proficiency is required.

Students can opt to enroll in up to six credits in Anthropology and/or Civil and Environmental Engineering (tuition not covered by the grant)

The NSF REU grant covers most program costs (except health insurance, tuition cost, and travel to Tampa -if necessary-) and provides a $500 a week stipend

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1156735